Status is that the DISKBOOT.BIN for download at the beginning of this thread kind-of-works.
Most important is that the RAW writing doesn't work at the moment. I have just found the RAW data in the cam's memory. Strangely enough though, the data is now 'windowed' which means we have to recode the raw dumping code a little to get the entire image (I'm getting only the first 1/3rd part at the moment).
However, I CAN report that we're getting 12 bits-per-pixel, which is a first for the Canon's supported by CHDK. Since I'm not getting the full image yet I'm note 100% sure about all this yet, but it looks like the data really is 12bit.